To get the draft order, here's the process I'll follow:
A-The 7 returning owners from last season go in inverse order from S19. I picked last among those but am not going to go first in my own league, so I'll drop myself down to 12th. The owners listed here will get the last six slots in the random.org 1-19 list I generate. That leaves the order as follows for returning owners:
1-BastanRedsox
2-donaldjtrump
3-eman7400
4-11kwyetman8
5-Yaz_Benders
6-ace1430

B-That leaves 12 owners who did not play last time. I'll use random.org to assign those 12 owners slots between 1-19, with the returning owners getting the last six slots in the random.org order. The first number in that random sequence is where new owner #1 will pick, second in sequence is for new owner #2, etc.
1-szczubelek
2-crstohmier
3-ratedpg_13
4-wisgod25
5-stroh23
6-vinman300
7-jocrane14
8-nickrbalz127
9-lloyd1955
10-besterateam
11-bringinsxybc
12-tato526

C-Second franchise choices wll be limited to have them in opposite league from first franchise, so we'l deal with that when the time comes. Anyone who signs up after this point wll pick after everyone else has taken a first franchise.

I think I am in same boat as you. Only can really play with one team now a-days, so choose wisely. I'll always join USA or any josh league. I'm just now stepping into sim on very rare unique themes in sim. Really want to try dodgeball next season